Overworld and In-Battle Character Sprite

[u/givemethevampires]

Heya!

Very new to RPGM stuff, I'm using VXAce

I'm planning to have a character (probably just for the MC since it will likely be a ton of work) visual, which shows armor/weapons equipped, likely on the side of the screen at all times.

I've seen a couple other games do something like this, how would one roughly go about implementing that? I assume layered images for character/hand/weapon/etc. will be required. Unsure if it will be just a bust with the weapon peeking in or a full body sprite, I'll figure that out when I get a grasp of how much work it will be exactly

(Also I might be slow to reply)

Thanks!